The Roles

Salary: Competitive

Are you ready to lead transformation and innovation at the heart of one of London’s most ambitious boroughs?

Redbridge Council is seeking a Deputy Chief Executive to drive organisational change, digital innovation, and workforce development. This is a pivotal executive leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape the future of the Council and ensure it remains modern, inclusive, and customer-focused.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will lead a broad portfolio including organisational development, workforce strategy, digital transformation, IT, data governance, and programme delivery. As a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will also deputise for the Chief Executive and play a central role in shaping the Council’s strategic direction.

You will be accountable for:

• Leading organisational development and workforce strategies that support a skilled, motivated and inclusive workforce.
• Overseeing the Council’s digital and IT transformation programmes, ensuring services are modern, accessible and efficient.
• Driving the Council’s modernisation agenda and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensuring robust data governance, cyber security and compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
• Leading the Programme Management Office to support delivery of major projects and transformation initiatives.
• Advising Members and working collaboratively across the Council to deliver corporate priorities.
• Representing the Council externally and building strong partnerships with stakeholders across London and beyond.

This is a role with real breadth and impact—supporting innovation, improving services, and ensuring Redbridge is a great place to work and live.

About You

We are looking for a strategic and inspirational leader with:

• A strong track record at a senior level in organisational development, digital transformation, or related services.
• Experience leading large-scale change and delivering improved outcomes in complex environments.
• Deep understanding of local government policy, workforce development, and digital innovation.
• Political awareness and the ability to work effectively with elected Members and stakeholders.
• A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and commitment to customer service and equality.
• Strong financial and performance management skills, with a focus on value and impact.

Join us and be part of a leadership team that is passionate about delivering for Redbridge’s communities.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact:

Ali.Tasker@penna.com

Dawar.Hashmi@penna.com

Salary: Competitive

Are you ready to lead transformative housing services in one of London’s most ambitious and diverse boroughs?

Redbridge Council is seeking a Director – Housing Services to shape and deliver a bold housing vision that meets the needs of a growing population, supports community wellbeing, and drives sustainable growth. This is a pivotal leadership role, offering the opportunity to make a lasting impact across housing needs, homelessness, landlord services, and asset management.

About the Role

As the Council’s most senior housing professional, you will lead a broad portfolio of services including Housing Needs, Homelessness, HRA landlord functions, and asset management. Reporting to the Executive Director of Place, you will play a key role in delivering Redbridge’s strategic ambitions through high-performing, customer-focused services.

You will be accountable for:

• Leading the strategic direction and operational delivery of housing services across the borough.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory housing duties and regulatory frameworks, including the Social Housing Regulator.
• Driving down demand for temporary accommodation through early intervention and prevention.
• Overseeing significant improvement programmes and ensuring high-quality, efficient delivery.
• Advising Members and helping to shape housing strategy aligned with Redbridge’s Corporate Strategy.
• Ensuring all landlord functions are delivered in a effective and efficient manner and working in partnership with tenants and tenants’ organisations.
• Building strong partnerships with developers, housing providers, and community organisations.
• Ensuring housing services contribute to wider goals including climate action, community cohesion, and economic growth.

This is a role with real breadth and influence—supporting vibrant neighbourhoods, improving housing quality, and ensuring Redbridge remains a fantastic place to live, work and thrive.

About You

We are looking for a visionary housing leader with:

• A successful track record at a senior level in housing services within a large, complex organisation.
• Deep understanding of housing legislation, policy, and the challenges facing local authorities.
• Experience leading transformation and delivering improved outcomes across housing portfolios.
• Political astuteness and the ability to work effectively with Members and stakeholders.
• A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and commitment to community engagement.
• Strong financial and performance management skills, with a focus on value and impact.

Join us and be part of a leadership team that is passionate about delivering for Redbridge’s communities.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact:

Mark.Baldwinson@penna.com

Bruna.Varante@penna.com

Salary: Competitive

Are you ready to lead inclusive growth and regeneration in one of London’s most ambitious and diverse boroughs?

Redbridge Council is seeking a Director – Regeneration and Growth to shape and deliver a bold, place-based agenda that drives sustainable economic development, housing strategy, and vibrant communities. This is a pivotal leadership role with the opportunity to make a lasting impact across regeneration, housing, leisure, and culture.

About the Role

As Director – Regeneration and Growth, you will lead a broad portfolio of services including economic development, housing strategy, and place-making. Reporting to the Executive Director of Place, you will play a key role in delivering Redbridge’s strategic ambitions through high-performing, customer-focused services.

You will be accountable for:

• Leading the strategic direction and operational delivery of regeneration and growth initiatives across the borough.
• Driving inclusive economic development and ensuring access to high-quality, affordable housing.
• Overseeing major regeneration programmes and ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.
• Championing Redbridge as a place to live, work, invest and do business—working closely with the GLA, developers, and local businesses.
• Developing and implementing strategies for leisure and cultural services that enhance quality of life.
• Advising Members and shaping strategy aligned with Redbridge’s Corporate Strategy and growth ambitions.
• Building strong partnerships across the public, private, and voluntary sectors to deliver shared goals.

This is a role with real impact—supporting vibrant neighbourhoods, economic opportunity, and community wellbeing across Redbridge.

About You

We are looking for a dynamic and visionary leader with:

• A successful track record at a senior level in regeneration, economic development, or related services within a large, complex organisation.
• Deep understanding of policy, legislation, and funding mechanisms that support sustainable growth.
• Experience leading transformation and delivering improved outcomes across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Political astuteness and the ability to work effectively with Members and stakeholders.
• A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and commitment to community engagement.
• Strong financial and performance management skills, with a focus on value and impact.

Join us and be part of a leadership team that is passionate about delivering for Redbridge’s communities.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact:

Mark.Baldwinson@penna.com

Bruna.Varante@penna.com

Salary: Competitive

Are you ready to lead on safety, inclusion and community wellbeing in one of London’s most diverse and ambitious boroughs?

Redbridge Council is seeking a Director – Community Safety and Cohesion to lead a vital portfolio of services that help residents feel safe, included and proud of where they live. This is a key leadership role with the opportunity to shape how we work with communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and build a more cohesive borough.

About the Role

Reporting to the Executive Director of Place, you will lead services that are central to residents’ everyday lives—community safety, cohesion, licensing, enforcement, and resilience. You will work closely with partners including the police, local organisations and community groups to deliver inclusive, responsive and effective services.

You will be accountable for:

• Leading strategic and operational delivery across community safety, cohesion, licensing, enforcement, and trading standards.
• Reducing crime and anti-social behaviour while promoting tolerance, inclusion and community pride.
• Building strong partnerships with police, local organisations and residents to co-produce safer, more cohesive neighbourhoods.
• Supporting the Council’s Corporate Strategy and shaping initiatives that reflect Redbridge’s diversity and values.
• Ensuring services are responsive, high-performing and focused on community wellbeing.
• Championing strength-based approaches that empower communities to use their assets and support one another.
• Representing Redbridge locally and nationally to influence policy and promote the borough’s achievements.

This is a role with real impact—helping to create a borough where everyone feels safe, welcome and able to thrive.

About You

We are looking for a passionate and experienced leader with:

• A strong track record at a senior level in community safety, cohesion, or related services.
• Deep understanding of relevant legislation, policy and partnership working.
• Experience leading transformation and delivering improved outcomes in complex environments.
• Political awareness and the ability to work effectively with elected Members and stakeholders.
• A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and commitment to community engagement.
• Strong financial and performance management skills, with a focus on value and impact.

Join us and be part of a leadership team that is committed to making Redbridge a safer, more inclusive place for all.

For further information or confidential discussion, please contact:

Mark.Baldwinson@penna.com

Bruna.Varante@penna.com

Salary: Competitive

Are you ready to lead digital innovation and transformation in one of London’s most forward-thinking boroughs?

Redbridge Council is seeking a Director – IT and Digital Transformation to lead the Council’s digital strategy and technology services. This is a key leadership role with the opportunity to shape how we use digital tools and data to improve services, empower staff, and deliver better outcomes for residents.

About the Role

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive, you will lead a broad portfolio including digital transformation, IT development and maintenance, cyber security, and data strategy. You will work across the organisation to ensure technology is used effectively, securely, and in ways that support inclusive, customer-focused services.

You will be accountable for:

• Developing and delivering the Council’s digital and IT strategy, ensuring alignment with business needs and future-proofing our technology.
• Leading digital change programmes that improve how residents access services and how staff work.
• Supporting colleagues to adopt digital tools and self-service models that enhance efficiency and customer experience.
• Ensuring robust cyber security and data governance across the organisation.
• Embedding inclusive digital practices that reflect the diversity of Redbridge’s communities.
• Advising Members and shaping cross-cutting strategies aligned with Redbridge’s Corporate Plan.
• Building strong partnerships with internal teams, suppliers, and external stakeholders to deliver shared goals.

This is a role with real impact—helping to modernise services, improve digital inclusion, and ensure Redbridge remains a digitally confident and connected borough.

About You

We are looking for a strategic and innovative digital leader with:

• A successful track record at a senior level in IT, digital transformation, or related services within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of digital strategy, data governance, and cyber security.
• Experience leading large-scale digital change and delivering improved outcomes.
• Political awareness and the ability to work effectively with elected Members and stakeholders.
• A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and commitment to customer-focused service design.
• Strong financial and performance management skills, with a focus on value and impact.

Join us and be part of a leadership team that is passionate about delivering for Redbridge’s communities.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact:

Kelly.Ridley@penna.com

James.Miller@penna.com

Julie.Towers@penna.com

Salary: Competitive

Are you ready to lead one of London’s most ambitious place-shaping agendas?

Redbridge Council is seeking an Executive Director – Place, Communities and Enterprise to drive forward a bold vision for regeneration, housing, economic growth, and community wellbeing. This is a pivotal executive leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape the future of one of the UK’s fastest-growing and most diverse boroughs.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will lead a wide-ranging portfolio that includes housing, regeneration, planning, neighbourhood services, community safety, and economic development. You will play a central role in delivering Redbridge’s strategic priorities—ensuring clean, safe, and inclusive neighbourhoods, vibrant town centres, and sustainable growth.

You will be accountable for:

• Providing strategic leadership across housing, property, regeneration, planning, transport, neighbourhood services , and community cohesion.
• Driving economic growth and inward investment, with a strong focus on Ilford Town Centre and borough-wide regeneration.
• Leading high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams delivering essential front-line services.
• Ensuring the Council’s land and property assets support regeneration, housing delivery, and climate goals.
• Championing inclusive communities and ensuring Redbridge remains a safe, attractive place to live and work.
• Advising Members and shaping cross-cutting strategies aligned with Redbridge’s Corporate Plan.
• Representing Redbridge at regional and national levels, influencing policy and securing investment.

This is a role with real breadth and impact—supporting community wellbeing, economic opportunity, and sustainable development across Redbridge.

About You

We are looking for a strategic and inspirational leader with:

• Substantial senior experience in local government or a comparable complex organisation.
• A strong track record in regeneration, housing, planning, or environmental services.
• Deep understanding of local government policy, legislation, and funding frameworks.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation and delivering improved outcomes.
• Political acumen and the ability to work effectively with elected Members and stakeholders.
• A collaborative, inclusive leadership style and commitment to community engagement.
• Strong financial and performance management skills, with a focus on value and impact.

Join us and be part of a leadership team that is passionate about delivering for Redbridge’s communities.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact:

Mark.Baldwinson@penna.com

Kelly.Ridley@penna.com

Bruna.Varante@penna.com

Head of Leader’s Office

£59,739 - £63,159

This role will see you working at the very centre of the Council’s work – ensuring highly effective and professional support to the Leader of the Council and other elected members. You will play an involved role in making the best use of the Leader’s time and prioritising commitments. You’ll be a key point of contact for colleagues across the organisation to ensure the Leader is fully briefed on issues, and fostering positive relationships with a wide group of stakeholders will be essential to succeed in the role.

Quality assurance will be an important aspect of your work, including maintaining an overview of actions and outcomes that are being managed on behalf of the Leader. As Policy Advisor to the Leader of the Council, you will be expected to develop an expansive and detailed understanding of the Council priorities, both in terms of immediate issues and longer-term objectives. At all times, you will pay close attention to the principles of good governance, identifying risk, managing sensitive subject matter and ensuring that the political interface adheres to codes, standards, protocols and respect.

It's a role that will suit someone who thrives in a fast-paced working environment, where competing deadlines are the norm - the ability to make astute decisions in terms of priorities and managing the Leaders’s diary will be vital. It’s important that you have a well-informed appreciation of the dynamics of working within a political setting, supported by a good knowledge of public administrative law. We expect that you will already be experienced in providing high level policy support and advice and engaging at a senior political level. Highly developed communication and engagement skills will be a vital attribute to building effective professional relationships within and outside the Council.

Please contact Steve Guest or Beth Roberts at Solace in Business on 020 7976 3311 for a confidential discussion.

Head of Leisure, Arts & Culture

£96,861 - £100,671

Our borough’s Leisure, Arts and Culture provision is integral to making Redbridge a great place to live: supporting people in active lifestyles that enhance quality of life and better health outcomes. Our Head of Leisure & Culture will play an involved role in setting the strategic direction for a wide range of services, working with a diverse group of partners and stakeholders who all play a part in shaping the Redbridge offer.

A major part of the role is fulfilling the role of ‘client’ in relation to our outsourced Leisure and Culture’ provision, that is delivered by Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure. You’ll ensure effective contract management underpins the relationship, bringing clarity to contract objectives and measurement against these. You will also work closely with other strategic partners, such as Arts Council and Sport England and the many other local clubs, providers and volunteers operating in the borough. And, with a number of new leisure facilities in development (including an outdoor lido, a new indoor pool and a climbing experience), you will also lead on the contract management of associated capital development programmes.

It's an opportunity that will suit somebody with highly developed procurement and/or contract management experience, some of which we expect will be within a Leisure or Arts/Culture setting. All of these services attract high levels of political interest and scrutiny, so it’s important that you are accustomed to working within a political setting - reporting on performance measures and ensuring a responsive approach to queries. The ability to build effective partnerships and networks will be vital to affecting change at a system level, ensuring a cohesive strategic direction across different activities in the borough.

Please contact Steve Guest or Beth Roberts at Solace in Business on 020 7976 3311 for a confidential discussion.

Head of Regeneration

£96,861 - £100,671

Right now, we’re in the midst of ambitious regeneration plans that will transform our borough for generations to come. This role will be central to leading these programmes, turning great ideas into delivery on the ground, and working to ensure that our residents, businesses and communities all have a stake in what we do, and all share in the positive outcomes we are working towards.

Leading on the Council’s regeneration and economic development agendas, you will work in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver physical, economic and social projects aimed at bringing forward significant investment that will facilitate growth, address historic infrastructure deficits and secure real benefit for local people.

The regeneration of Ilford Town Centre will be a flagship regeneration programme as we commit to unlocking its growth potential and reinvigorating its status as a gem of east London, with a new Cultural Quarter at its heart, and a focus on delivering high quality modern housing and supporting infrastructure.

We’re looking for a highly capable place leader, who has a firm grasp on the principles of successful programme management and effective governance. But we are also looking for someone who understands the corporate perspective of delivering generational change, and who appreciates how their work can support wider strategic objectives around Public Health, Training and Skills, the borough’s Leisure and Cultural offer, amongst others.

You should have significant experience in the development and delivery of successful regeneration projects and a track record in in attracting and securing inward investment. It’s important that you can work well in partnership across the public and private sector, while proactively engaging communities in shaping the future of their localities. Strong commercial, financial management, procurement and contract management skills will all be essential attributes.

Please contact Steve Guest or Beth Roberts at Solace in Business on 020 7976 3311 for a confidential discussion.